Sony A300 Review
AlphaMountWorld brings you our Sony Alpha A300 Digital SLR Review, In-Depth with Image Sample Galleries
May, 2008 Carl Garrard
Sony A300 Review
AlphaMountWorld brings you our Sony Alpha A300 Digital SLR Review, In-Depth with Image Sample Galleries
May, 2008 Carl Garrard
The Sony A300 is Sony's third and final entry level DLSR announced for 2008. A bargain high speed Live View camera, it's packed with one of the industries best 10.2mp image sensors, a tilting and variable angle 2.7" LCD, industry leading Super Steady Shot in-body image stabilization, Eye Start auto focus sensors, anti-static/anti-dust CCD cleaning, and more.
This camera is punch number three from Sony in the onslaught of the entry level market, and boy did they really came out swinging! The A300 carries over the same sensor and and general performance as the A200, but with more of the extra goodies from the A350. Currently the A300 is priced at $699.00 (USD) which includes a 18-70mm kit lens, and this little camera just may be the best bet of all three. Or is it? Please read further!
Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 SSM SAL-2470Z
Built like an Artillery Shell, Sharp as Silk Image Quality
April 2008, Carl Garrard
(A very special thanks to Matt Davids at AlphaLensRental.com for the review copy of the lens!)
The Sony Zeiss 24-70mm f2.8 SSM large aperture lens is a professional's tool, from the price to its overall performance. Complete with a fast 2.8 max aperture thru the entire zoom range, Zeiss *T Coatings, two Aspherical and two ED glass lens elements that help eliminate flare and CA distortions, and a super fast and ultra quiet internal focusing motor, all add up to one serious lens. The Carl Zeiss 24-70 was tested on the Sony A700 and the Sony A350(See our image sample galleries).
Sony A350 Review
AlphaMountWorld brings you our Alpha A350 Camera production Digital SLR Review - In Depth with Image Sample Galleries
March, 2008 Carl Garrard
The Sony A350 is the entry level big brother of the three new DSLRS Sony has announced for 2008. It's packed with features like- Sony's proprietary Live View (the best design in any entry level DSLR to date), a 14.2 MP CCD imager, a 2.7" Multi angle/tilting LCD, Super Steady Shot image stabilization, CCD Dust Cleaning, Eye Start automatic auto-focus sensors and sells for body only at $799.00. This camera is punch number two in Sony's knock out attempt at entry level sales market share and may just be the biggest punch of the three. Let's see how this camera compares to the other recently announced Alphas!
February 2008, Carl Garrard
Sony 50mm 2.8 Macro
A great macro lens, and more...
Introduction -
The Sony 50mm 2.8 Macro is an often overlooked lens for the Alpha kit. I haven't figured out just yet why this is, but I think I have a good idea. What does it offer that would make one want it for your kit? Well, the Sony 50mm 2.8 is a very sharp lens, it's built like a rock, comes complete with a focus hold/DOF preview button and a focus limiter, and has some seriously creamy-smooth Bokeh. Those who want a lens for portraits, well, it fits that bill too.
Tamron 90mm Di 2.8 Macro AutoFocus Lens
Review by: C. Garrard
Lens graciously provided by Matt Davids at www.AlphaLensRental.com, thank you Matt!
*Tested on the Sony Alpha A100 and A700
Preamble:
One of the priorities of AlphaMountWorld.com is to bring you real world reviews of products of great quality and value to add to your Alpha system. Also, so that you don't have to shop all over the net or read thousands of reviews to make a final decision. We aim to find the best products for overall value and performance, then review them for you. Of late, we have had our eye on a few macro lenses we feel bring an excellent addition to your kit. While there are many macro lenses available to the Alpha Mount, we have narrowed our favorites to just a handful based on image quality, price, and build. One of these lenses is the Tamron 90mm 2.8 Macro.
Sony 18-250mm f3.5-f6.3
Lens Review for the Alpha Mount
Tested on: Sony Alpha A700
(sample images on last page)
Preamble:
The Sony 18-250 is one of the newest lenses offered under the Sony brand name. It is an exciting optic, in theory giving the DSLR photographer a very high quality “one lens solution” for travel, or lighter packing/convenience situations and more. Basically, the Sony is an slightly upgraded and rebadged version of Tamron’s 18-250, but there are key differences worth noting.
Alpha A700 Semi-pro DSLR, the "user-friendly" King
AlphaMountWorld brings you our updated Alpha A700 Camera production Digital SLR Review
January, 2008 Carl Garrard
Overview:
From the name... to the specifications, the semi professional A700 surprised many of us (remember that?). A great many expectations were put on the A700 before its release. Judging from the forum reactions and review sites all over the world, the A700 has met these expectations in terms of features, price, build quality, and yes now even the most important feature...image quality. The jury has come in and the A700's image quality is at a very high level. Months of use with my A700 have yielded some excellent results. Since my preview was completed in early September of 2007, the A700 received an upgrade in I.Q. with its first firmware update providing sharper jpegs with higher contrast. Its second firmware upgrade fixed a bug that would lock up the camera (and a bit more), and with those small wrinkles worked out the A700 can now truly shine to its fullest potential.
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